National Basketball Association
UNLV 85, UC Irvine 57
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Jimmy Casas, # Bill Gracey, # Verne Harris
Attendance:
13876
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No. 20 Nevada-Las Vegas 85, UC Irvine 57: Mike Moser and Anthony Bennett scored 19 points each as the host Rebels led from start to finish.
Moser matched his season high while also grabbing a team-high nine rebounds. Katin Reinhardt scored 13 points for the Rebels (4-1) and Anthony Marshall had a season-high nine assists to go with six points
Daman Starring, a Las Vegas native, scored 18 points and Adam Folker had a season-high 12 for the Anteaters (3-5).
The Rebels scored the game’s first six points and stretched their lead to 34-26 at the half. Moser and Bennett started the second half with baskets to increase the lead to 12 and Irvine never climbed back within eight.
The Anteaters entered the game No. 7 in NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio but it was UNLV that was better with the ball. The Rebels finished with 22 assists and seven turnovers. Irvine had 10 assists and 15 giveaways.
GAME NOTEBOOK: UNLV and Irvine were meeting for the first time in 15 years. … Anteaters freshman guard Alex Young entered the game leading Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio (10.33) with 31 assists and three turnovers. He finished with two assists and four turnovers. … The Rebels allowed 22 offensive rebounds in their last game against Iowa State, but limited Irvine to nine.
Top Game Performances
UC Irvine |
|
UNLV |
Daman Starring 18 |
Scoring |
Anthony Bennett 19 |
Mike Best 2 |
Assists |
Anthony Marshall 9 |
Mike Best 6 |
Rebounds |
Mike Moser 9 |
Daman Starring 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Bennett 9 |
Mike Best 1 |
Steals |
Anthony Bennett 2 |
Will Davis II 2 |
Blocks |
Anthony Bennett 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UC Irvine
|
57 |
34.5 |
4-15 |
15-23 |
10 |
39 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
UNLV
|
85 |
42.9 |
7-21 |
24-35 |
22 |
44 |
4 |
10 |
7 |